Scientists urge EU to award forestry carbon credits

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Study argues carbon credits for forests could help meet 2020 EU emissions goal

Scientists from the University of Helsinki have urged the EU to award carbon credits for forests after a new study found increasing Europe's woodland areas would prove a more successful mechanism for meeting...

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